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ESTABLISHED JTJoO ! 10 , 1871.
HOME FROM THE WAR
Omaha Accords Enthusiastic Bccrj
the lighting First Regim ]
PARADE WITNESSED BY IMMENSE CROWDS
Deafening Cheers All Along the Line and
Oordial Greetings to the Heroes.
CITY IN GALA ATTIRE FOR THE HOLIDAY
Review end Eloquent Addresses of Welcome
at the Oity Hall.
DINNER IS SERVED AT THE EXPOSITION
Afternoon In IMcnunntlr Spent on the
Mlilvmr Ilcccptlon to Company
1 , nt the Armory of the
Tlitimton Ilineit.
With clanging bells and screaming whis
tles , with fluttering flags and ringing cheers ,
with tears ot Joy and rapturous embraces
Omaha welcomed back to homo nnd loved
ones the boys who , sixteen months ago.
shouldered their muskets and marched away
under the silken banner ot the First Ne
braska to bring It back otalned nnd bullet-
torn , but wreathed with the brightest laurels
of the long campaign. It was a greeting
worthy of Omaha , worthy of Nebraska nnd
worthy of the gallant regiment that Is the
proudest possession ot the Prairie stnto.
The soldlorn came homo to find that they
were greater heroes than they had ever
dreamed of when they were tempting death
In the miasmatic rice fields of Luzon or
facing It In the murderous Btorm of Filipino
bullets. Every face they eaw was Jubilant
with welcome , every hand was outstretched
In cordial greeting and every cheer that roae
from 50,000 patriotic throats voiced the love
and eympathy of friends who wcro proud to
do them honor.
A typical Nebraska sunrlso gladdened the
\ hearts of the volunteers when they rolled
out of their bortbs. nnd a typical Nebraska
welcome made their home-coming the proud
est and happiest event of their lives. They
came In promptly on schedule time and every
feature that had been planned to make the
day memorable was carried out In perfect
detail and with enthusiastic spirit. The
entlro downtown district was gorgeous with
flags and bunting. The streets from uu-
depot to the city hall were solidly massed
with people and every bell and whistle In
the city Joined In a deafening note of wel
come.
Almcet before daylight the pilgrimage to
the depot filled the motor trains , and long
before the hour at which the first section waste
to arrive the viaduct was Jammed with
people , and hundreds of busy hands were
preparing the breakfast that was to bo the
flrst offering to the boys , who were presumed
to bo hungry for home cooking. The entlro
day force of police , with half the night
watch , under Captains Her and Donahue ,
wore detailed nt the depot to keep the crowd
backand rapes 'were str ched. around tbo
platform to clear a space In which the
breakfast might bo served In the quickest
poeslblo time. At C o'clock the big siren nt
the Bemls Bag factory shrieked a signal that
was answered by every bell and whistle In
the city , nnd the assurance that the trains
were really approaching brought thousands
to ewoll the crowd that was already taxing
the ability ot the police to hold the reserved
epaco for the volunteers. Inside the bag
gage room nearly 200 Omaha women were
preparing the spread , and the huge plleg
of eatables were rapidly placed on the long
tables strung along the east platform. The
eatables consisted of cold fried chicken , cold
ham nnd roasts , doughnuts , cheese , n pro
fusion ot every fruit that the market
afforded , hot rollo and breakfast cakes of
a dozen varieties , while Immense cauldrons
of hot coffee were smoking In readiness.
The tables were decorated with old-
fashloncd flowers like gladlolas , hydrangeas
nnd golden rod nnd handsome bouquets were
lavishly supplied , to be pinned on the uni
forms of the prospective guests.
FROM LINCOLN TO OMAHA
uiMit I" Sidetracked at HavelocU
to Give the Hey * a Nl
Sleep ,
After leaving Lincoln Tuesday night there
were very lovr events of Intercut for the boys
of the First regiment until the arrival of
the trains nt Omaha. Tbo trains were side
tracked at Havelock , flvo miles out from
Lincoln , and there the balance of the night
was spent. Tbo men were nil provided > vltu
Pullman bertha and Improved C\3 oppor
tunlty by getting n good night's sleep ,
When the trains loft Lincoln , at 11 o'clock ,
the belief was general among the bojH that
the run would be made direct Into Omaha.
They expected to get In soinowhero ne > ar
1 o'clock , and many of them Intended oven
at that late hour to go and bunt their rela
tives and friends. But It was plainly ap
parent to those having the direction ot Urn
movements of the train that to turn the
boys looao In Omaha at that hour would
mean that they would get little sleep , and
the organization would ba so badly scat
tered that the morning program would be a
Culture. To delay the regiment at Lincoln
\\rould have been equally disastrous to the
Omaha reception , as every possible Influ
ence ftt the capital city was being exerted
( o thoroughly scatter the regiment before
the arrival of the trains at Omaha. These
consideration * led to the decision to maka
the delay at Havelock and enter Omaha
at the hour aet tor the beginning ot the
program.
Arrangement IMenneii the Hey * .
There waa no grumbling among the boys
when they found that they were to Bpend
the night on the train. They wore all tired
from the long ride and from receiving tha
attontlona and ovations along the road.
There was plenty of berth room , and by
midnight most of them had gone to bed.
On the trains were a number ot visiting
friends who had got on board at Lincoln ,
nud those also were provided with bertha.
Two boya whooa parents lived a mile and a
half from Havelock Improved the night by
running homo for a brief vUH , starting away
on the tramp ocroaa country with the prora-
Iso that they would bo back in time to go
on to Omaha ,
Shortly after 5 o'clock the start was made ,
end the volunteers had juat time on ouch
to droaa and clean up before the entry Into
Omaha. The preparations for disembarking
from the train were inacla without confu
sion , aa most of the Individual baggage bad
already boon checked through to tha home
( owns of ths men ,
At Greenwood there were a few people
up early enough to nhout out a greeting an
the trains rolled through. At Aahland a
ehort Btop was made , and a couple ot hun
dred people were down to meet the flrnt
octlou , tha crowd growing larger ug the
other trains appeared. Gretna furnished a
mall crowd. When the uburb of Omaha
were reached people were scon st every
orosa street and In front ot every cottage
wnvlng and yelling an enthusiastic greeting.
The arrival was made at the Burlington de
pot at 7 o'clock , and the boys gladly deserted
the ears which had been tholr homes for
and flvo nights , and plunged at
enjoyment of the splendid re-
by the admiring people
fet the train brought 'n '
Just land officers. The third
section brougBWhbout the same number.
There had been a great thinning out on the
second section , and about an oven hundred
soldiers wore on board -when It reached Its
destination.
REGIMENT ARRIVES IN OMAHA
AVhlNtlen nnit Ilclln Announce the Ap-
IironcliliiK Train iinil I3very-
hoily In Soon Antlr.
Just before 7 o'clock the first section of
ten cars , which carried the Omaha boys and
several other companies , pulled around the
curve. Thousands of waving flags nnd
handkerchiefs lent color to the waiting
crowd , the bells and whistles of the yard
engines drowned the wild chcera of the ex
pectant people and the long train moved
slowly down the platform In the midst of a
tumult In which the boom of an eight-Inch
gun would have passed as the snap of a
percussion cap.
On the train windows and platforms were
filled with eigor faces and blue uniforms
and a medley of caps and campaign hats
waved back the greeting. There was a
lush of waiting mothers and Bisters and
sweethearts. It was met by a charge of
blue-coated eoldler boys from the train , nnd
during the next flvo minutes the long plat
form held a spectacle ot tears and kisses
and happy reunions that mndo the bo6 who
were waiting for the next chance wish they
had been soldiers too.
It was some tlmo before the reception
committee had an opportunity to get at the
soldiers and conduct them to the breakfast
tables. There were so many friends to be
greeted , HO many pretty girls to be kissed
nnd such a tumult of wild , exuberant hap
piness that no one had time to think of any
onu olso. Hero and there a big soldier was
surrounded by half a dozen women , all
trying to hug him at once , while fathers
nnd brothers stood outside waiting for a
chance to add their handshake and "Well
done , my boy" to the more affectionate
greeting of the women. It was hard to
break up these family groups that seemed
to be oblivious of the fact that there was
another person on the block , nnd It waa
not until the second and third sections came
In and the out-of-town soldiers were un
loaded that breakfast was thought of.
At IlrcnkfiiHt.
Then the tables were quickly surrounded ,
a hundred white-aproned young women piled
the plate high with everything a hungry
soldier could wish and the reserve material
In the baggogo room was called Into play
at a rate that Indicated no lack of apprecia
tion on the part of the guests. The break
fast wns magnificently managed and the sol
diers were served with a system and alacrity
that compressed the somewhat arduous task
Into loss than three-quarters of an hour.
The Omaha Guards , No. 2 , under Lieutenant
John Hayward , were lined up around the
tables to keep the aisles clear and as fast
as the soldiers had been .fed they were
seized by their friends and mudto officiate
litva series of Informal receptions that con
tinued until It wns time for the parade to
start.
All the volunteers were conducted Into the
depot rotunda , where they were provided
with badges that were good for street car
transportation and exposition privileges and
then many of them were hurried away by
their friends before the parade was formed.
They founa the pleasures of reunion too
alluring to bo abandoned for a tiresome
march In the hot sun and In half nn hour
n couple of hundred of * thorn had dropped
out of sight. Then the tables were cleared ,
the remaining companies fell Into line and
wheeled Into the parade and the crowd
melted away to appear again on the up
town streets and Join In the demonstration
that accompanied the march to the city hall.
The breakfast tables at the depot were
In charge of the following women :
Mrs. Frank Colprtzer , assistedby MPS-
dames Wllklns and Wheeler and the Misses
Taylor , Allen and Elizabeth Allen.
Mrs. A. P. Tukey , assisted by the Misses
Tukey , Doyle , Alexander nnd Towno.
Mrs. Edward Rospwnter , assisted by the
Mlsson Llda P. Wilson , Allen , Baldwin ,
Iiowrlo nnd Wood.
Mrs. John A. McShane , assisted by Mrs.
Dlckoy and the Misses Burke , McShane
Wyman and Crounso.
Mrs. Charles H. Marple , assisted by Mes-
dnmes George Stebblns. Henry Rustln
Wellur and Bailey and Misses Agnes Reed
nnd Stone.
Mrs. J. E. Baum , assisted by Mesdames
W. F. Allen and Richard Carrier and the
MlPses Baum and Sharp.
Mrs. Richard Moore , assisted by Mrs.
Sarson and the Misses Lille Moore
Rowona Illgglnson and Mills.
Mrs. G. W. Wattles , assisted by the Misses
Cowln , Mercer , Jensen , Crolghton and
Axtell.
Mrs. Chnrlos Squires , assisted by Mrs
Hooblor and the Mlbses Squires , Gilbert and
Clarke.
Mrs. W. J. Rroatch , assisted by Mesdames
Forbes , Martin and Tow ] , and the Misses
Martin , McPhoreon and Sears.
Mrs. Koch , assisted by Mesdames L. C
Morton nnd W. H. Gates and the Misses
Stone and Somera.
Mrs. Charles Offutt , assisted by. Mrs. A. J
Love and the Misses UPA Kelly , Jean Browi
and Georgia Wndsey.
Mrs. Thompson , assisted by MIsa Crelgh-
ton.
FROM DEPOT TO CITY HALL
I'nHHliiK of the I'armle In Wllneimed
by Vnnt ThrniiK * "Who Yell
ThemNelveH llonme.
Until almost the tlmo the parade started
the great crowd In front ot the depot had
raado the procession geem obliterated and
a good many people wondered whether there
would bo any parade at all , With surpris
ing forbearance the vast throng kept away
from where the soldiers were eating their
breakfast and contented Itself with ctand-
1ns about on Tenth street while waiting
for the column to start.
H was but shortly after tbo time eet
when the head of the column started to
move north on the viaduct , a platoon of
police leading and assisting the marshals In
clearing the way. The start was greeted
with a burst of yells and with screams from
the steam whistles , which , however , had
been blowing nearly all the morning. The
Musical Union band led and was followed
by Captain W. J. Foye , marshal of the day.
Then cama Mayor Moores , the visiting
mayors , the reception committee of Fullerton -
ton , the citizens' executive committee and
members of the Daughters of the American
Revolution ; Dr. Butler , chaplain of the
Thurston Rifle * ; D , E. Thompson , of Lin
coln ; the tire and police commissioners and
the park board , All these were In carriage * .
The city council , Board of Education and
all city employes followed , walking. They
were followed by the South Omaha city of
ficial B and thli closed the first division.
The second division , W , B , Ten Eyck , chief
of division , loading , was composed of the
Indian Military band , the South Omaha
Equestrian club , associate and ex-members
( Continued on Fifth Paco. )
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OMAHA , THURSDAY MOUN1XG , AUGUST 31 , 1899 TWKLVH _ IAGES. S1XVLE COPY FIVE OID TS. i
JOY IN NEBRASKA TOWNS
Soldiers of the Fiehting First Get an
Enthusiastic Welcome Homa.
DAVID CITY WILD WITH PATRIOTISM
I'lnttnmntith , Superior , Colnmhnu nnil
Other Cities of the Stntc ( ll\c
Their llrme Solitlcr Hii >
n Kornl UrcctliiK.
DAVID CITY , Nob. , Aug. 30. Special ) .
The blowing ot whistles nnil ringing of bells
last night at 9 o'clock was a signal to our
citizens that the "Fighting" First Nebraska
regiment hod arrived nt the capital city ,
ami * that Company B would arrive homo
porno time during the night. Private tele
grams were received during the afternoon
by many. The news spread rapidly and by
10 o'clock the streets were crowded with
people from all parts of Duller county ,
patiently waiting to wettomo home the
bravo boys of Company E.
The train was announced to arrive about
11 o'clock , but each report made the
hour later. At 10 o'cfock people began
gathering at the D. & M. depot anxiously
watting for the train. The tlrao of the ar
rival of the train was 12:30 : o'clock. As
the train pulled slowly Into the depot the
David Clly Cornet band played "Homo ,
Sweet Home. " Whistles wcro blowing ,
belFs rung and giant firecrackers and can
non were fired. The small boy was also
there with the tin horn , drum or anything
that would make a noise , and thousands of
human voices were cheering at the top of
their voices a rousing , royal welcome to
Company E.
Scarcely had the train come to a full
stop when the war-scarred vohintccrs com
menced to alight to meet and greet relatives
and friends , and thankful that once more
they were in God's country.
About one hour was consumed In meeting
relatives , friends and neighbors , when ,
headed by the David City Cornet band and
the 0. A. H. , all marched to the Perkins
hotel , where they separated , the boys going
to their respective homes or with relatives
and friends for the night
The train bringing home the David City
company also had on board a small de
tachment of the Columbus and Pullerton
companies , the larger part of those com
panies having gone to Omaha.
All of the boys are feeling and looking
well and hearty. They report Captain
Zelltnger still confined to his rooms at San
Francisco , convalescing rapidly , and he ex
pects to be able to return home about Sep
tember 10. A formal reception will bo given
Company E and all soldiers who enlisted
from Butler county In the Spanish-Ameri
can war on September 20 , at which time all
Butler county will Join David City In re
ceiving the soldier boys.
NELSON TURNS ITSELF LOOSE
Crowd An.ieniblcn to Meet Com
pany II nt Itn Home-
coniliicr.
NELSON , Neb. , Aug. 30. ( Special Tele
gram. ) After more than a year _ of soldier
life In the Philippines thboy of"Company -
H. of the gallant First Nebraska , reached
homo this morning at 8:40 : o'clock.
The boys are looking flno and It goes
without saying that they were happy men ,
women and children who were gathered at
the depot to welcome the nation's heroes.
The train slowly pulled up to the station.
Bells were ringing , whistles shrieking ,
bands playing and the mass of humanity
crying themselves hoarse In their cheering.
After spending a few moments In hand
shaking and kissing the loved ones the
crowd formed In line and marched to the
public square , where a temporary platform
had been erected.
Dr. J. R. Buffllngton , who delivered the
farewell address when the boys left , wel
comed them home on behalf of the hundred
old soldiers present and the citizens of
Nelson. The town was then turned over to
the boys , who will have full away until the
close of the grand reception to be held to
morrow.
The town Is literally covered with the
national colors and the people are doing
their best to be prepared to entertain the i
throng tomorrow. Special trains have been !
arranged for on the Burlington and Hock
Island.
ALL BUT ONE COMES HOME
IMattMinouth Welcome * Ilnok the
Jlrnvc BoyM it Sent io V\K\\i. \ \
for Uncle Sam.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , Aug. 30. ( Spe
cial. ) All of the bravo soldier boys from
Plattsmouth returned homo this afternoon at
5:27 : except H. Guy Livingston , son of Gen
eral and Mrs. Robert R. Livingston , who fell
while lighting the enemy with the Thurston
Rifles at Manila , and now sleeps on a for
eign shore. Many a tear was shed In sym
pathy for the aged mother , sister and broth
ers of the honored dead.
Plattemouth was never more elaborately
decorated than upon this occasion. Early
this morning the stores , offices nnd private
residences were profusely decorated with
flags and bunting , nnd Old Glory waved from
the flagstaff of all the public buildings. A
large arch was built across Main street con
taining several banners , ono of which read :
"
"Welcome to uur tqgnting First. The sol
dier boys were met at the train by the B ,
& M. band , the Grand Army of the Republic ,
and ex-soldiers from the Second and Third
regiments , the mayor , and city council , clvlo
societies , and thousands of citizens , and
escorted to the Hotel Rlley , where Hon. R.
D. Wlndham In a few well chosen words
turned the city over to the boys for the
time belnff and welcomed them homo. Pa
triotic enthuulasm was unbounded and prevailed -
vailed everywhere.
HOT TIME AT SUPERIOR
Thirty-Five Memhcr * of Company II
Are Feted nnd CnrenNed \ > r
Itelutlvcn and FrlendH.
SUPERIOR , Neb. , Aug. 30. ( Special. )
There U a hot time in the old town ot
Superior tonight on account of the arrival
of thirty of the members ot Company H ,
Flrat Nebraska. The boys were greeted by
a noisy demonstration , every bell and
whistle In the city being rung and blown.
They were escorted to the opera house
where a banquet was spread for them ami
the Grand Army post of this city by the
Ladles Relief Corps. The opera house was
crowded to overflowing and hundreds were
unable to gain admittance. The company
gooa to Nelson at 8 o'clock this morning
and a grand reception will be tendered them
at that place tomorrow.
Ileeentlon nnd Dinner at ICdftnr.
EDGAR , Neb. , Aug. 30. ( Special. ) A
meeting of the citizens of Edgar waa held
last evening In the Baptist church , the ob
ject being to make arrangements for giving
a reception to the returned soldiers and
Bailers of the late Spanish-American war.
The meeting was enthusiastically in favor
of the reception and after some discussion It
was decided to hold the reception September
6 , at which time a substantial dinner will
bo served and n program rendered , consist
ing ot short addresses by the citizens , In
terposed with gongs and music.
COLUMBUS OPENS ITS ARMS
Company 1C In Overwhelmed with I2n-
tlnmlaMu TIMIII l.lleriillv Thronn
AVIili > Open for the Iloja.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Aug. 30. ( Special ) .
Company 1C of .he "Fighting First Nebras
ka" Is home , or moro properly speaking ,
thirty-five ot them left the special train nt
Lincoln Tuesday night and arrived hero via
the Burlington nt 1 o'clock Wednesday
morning. When the word waa received from
the delegation which had gone down to
Lincoln to meet them that they would ar
rive about 1 o'clock a storm of enthusiasm
broke loose which was never before wit
nessed In this city. Steam whistles , beHs ,
horns In fact anything which would make
a noise was brought Into play.
Although at the late hour , post midnight ,
nil who wcro able to do BO , arose and re
paired to the vicinity of the Burlington de
pot. Further sleep was out ot the ques
tion. Fathers and mothers , sisters and
brothers wcro there to meet the bojs who
have made the name "Nebraska" famous
In all languages. There were bicycle
parades , brass bands and everything that
the town possessed was ! out In force.
Strong men wept like children as they
grasped the hands of tluiBe near and dear
to them , while mothers aijd sisters welcom
ed them through hcartfert sobs , so great
was their emotion. *
They nro home , and while a majority of
them appear In good spirits , oomio ot- them
are badly run down andIn , poor health.
They all agree with ono accord that the
hospitality of the California people Is some
thing they will never forget. "Wo had the
very best the land affords , ' * said a private ,
"on our special train across the continent.
It was ono constant ovation * from the tlmo
wo left 'Frisco until wa arrived home. "
The big reception for Company 1C Is billed
for next Wednesday , September C , nnd it
will probably bo the largest day ever held
in Platte county.
There was another lareov demonstration
hero tonight on the arrlvalof the Burling
ton train trom Lincoln. Bands were here
from Fullerton. SU Edward and Madison ,
also the Ladles' torching * club from Madi
son , captained by Miss Snure. It had been
reported that Company F of Madison nnd
Company B of Fullerton would arrive , but
only a few soldiers ot scattering companies
wore on the train. Captain Jens of Company
F , however , was met amid a'storm of cheers
and was at once driven to his homo. Fully
7,000 people were on the streets.
CROWD WAITS FOR COMPANY G
IVolnr Demoimtratton When the Sol
dier Hey * Keturn
Home. X
GENEVA. Neb. , Aug. SO. ( Special. ) The
boys of Company G arrived last night about
0 o'clock. A tired , but enthusiastic crowd
awaited them. As tho' ' train neared the
city the whistles , cannons , yQracker3 and
fireworks made a deafening noise. The
track was lined with pewle a quarter of a
mile from the depot oca the street was
blocked with anxious , eager popple. Com
pany H of Nelson , alth6ughvU/4was expected
thef would stop and take fiiart In the pro-1
cession , went on to their homes. The
Forby Guards , with Mrs. and Miss Forby in
their rear , escorted some of the heroes up
the street , but the greater number hod been
captured by fathers and mothers , slstors
and sweethearts , and carried off without
ceremony. Fireworks and illuminations
made It light and after the program the boys
ate supper with their relatives. Many
were kept all night In the city and went
with the Forby Guards to Mllllgan this
morning. Along with the boys was Cap
tain Talbott of Broken Bow and Private
Cleveland from Table Rock , whose friends
were also hero to receive them.
BEATRICE WELCOMED ITS BOYS
Company O CJIven a Roynl Tleeeptloii
When It Arrived Home nt
\ooii Today.
BEATRICE , Neb. , Aug. 30. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The homo-coming of the First Ne
braska was made a memorable event. When
It was learned that the boys would como at
noon preparations for receiving thorn were
made at onco. The city was decorated and
as noon approached the blowing of whistles
filled the streets with people going to the
Burlington depot. At 12:30 : the train
pulled In and the returning com
pany was received with a din of
whistles blowing and bells ringing
never before heard hero. Many affectins
scenes of reunion of parents and friends
were witnessed. The boys are all well , with
one exception , and slad to got home again.
A public reception will bo given them on
Friday , with exercises at the Chautauqua
grounds. The Red Cross society will keep
open house several evenlnss and other en-
tertalnmenta will be given in honor of Com
pany C
TEICAMAK GIU3I3TS OXK SOMHHK.
find Jnnt nn nitf n. Time nn If Thcv
H ml 11 Ilourlinoiit.
TEKAMAH. Neb. , Aug. i30. ( Special
Telegram. ) Arthur n. Wilson of the First
Nebraska arrived home this evening on the
7:16 : train and received qulto an ovation by
friends and relatives. The city was very
nicely decorated with flags and bunting. Mr.
Wilson was mot at the depot by friends and
citizens In carriages. The procession was
headed by the Tekamah cornet band and
escorted the returned hero to his homo on
North Main Btreot nmld firing of cnnnnn
and ringing of bells. A fine display of 11 re
works took place In the evening. His homo
Is beautifully decorated with flowers and
potted plants. The lawn Is hung with
Chinese lanterns. Mr. Wilson Is the son
of Rov. Dr. Wilson of the Tekamah Presby
terian church and has many warm friends
to welcome him home.
JVelNoii tn Hecrlve Company II ,
NELSON , Nob. , Aug. 30. ( Special. ) Ar-
rangcmenta are under way to give Company
II , First Nebraska regiment , a royal recep
tlon when they arrive here from Superior
tomorrow morning.
Auburn Wnltlnif for Its n yn.i
AUBURN , Neb. , Aug. 30. ( Special. )
Great preparations are being made for a re
ception of the soldier boys when they re
turn to Auburn.
Meet the St. lUlvrard HoyH.
ST. EDWARD , Nob. , Aug. 30. ( Special
Telegram. ) About 100 people went to Co
lumbus to meet the St. Edward boys this
evening ,
lllKhcr Kdnuiitlon of the Illlnd.
KANSAS CITY , Kan. . Aug. 30. Thirteen
states are represented In the convention of
the Blind Peonlo'a Higher Education and
General Improvement association , which Is
In annual session here at the Kansas State
Institution for the Blind. Thirty blind
persons are in attendance as delegates , The
convention today ndopted a memorial to
of J50.-
congress asking for an appropriation
000 annually to aid In the establishment In
connection with the several state universi
ties of a branch tor the higher education
of the blind.
NEGRO PREACHER SHOT DEAD
i William Johnson of Marjville , Mo ( is
Killed bj an Officer.
RESISTS ATTEMPT TO TAKE HIM TO JAIL
1'nllM Onn on Minion of the Inw nnil
HeeelveH n Homily llnltet In
lletnrn Xenroe * Mny
.Make Trouble.
MAUYVILLK , Mo. , Aug. 30. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Ilcv. Wllltnm Johnston , former
pastor of the African Baptist church of
Mnryvllle and evangelist of the colored Bap
tist church ot Kansas and Missouri , was
killed at 6 o'clock this evening by Officer
John Wallace , while resisting an attempt to
take him to Jail.
Johnston was convicted this afternoon of
having mndo Indecent proposals on Mon
day to Mrs. Alice Barton , a respectable
whlto woman , and sentenced to nine months
In the Nodaway county Jail. Ho miule a gun
play on Constable Noah Jennings this mornIng -
Ing while trying to got away and was ills-
aimed. It developed that ho had another
gun , howoA'eir. There wns some talk ol
lynching him last night and he was scared
and desperate.
When ho como downstairs from court
this evening a curious crowd was standing
at the bottom of the stairs. On reaching
the bottom of the stairway he began to
back away from the officers with his hand
on his pistol pocket , declaring that ho would
rather die Tight then than go to Jail and bo
lynched. Officer Wallace presented his pistol
tel and told him he must come.
The negro drew his pistol so far from his
pocket that It caught In his belt and the
officer Immediately fired. Johnston ran and
Constable Jennings ilred after him. The
negro had now succeeded In getting hold of
his pistol and he turned and Ilred twice on
his pursuers. He started to run again , but
fell dead In front of the Heal Estate batik.
Johnston Is the colored man who created
much comment by saying , a short time ago ,
at a meeting ot negro preachers In Leav-
cnworth , Kan. , that the negroes must or
ganize , arm and kill these who lynch their
brethren.
Officer Wallace lias not been arrested.
Maryvllle negroes are very bitter tonight
and threaten to get revenge.
TWO SENATORS HAVE A PULL
Appointment ) ! of XehriinUmiH to New
IloKlmeiitM IlroiiKht About by
Ilnyivnrd mid ThnrHtoii.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 30. ( Special Tele
grams. ) The appointment of W. B. Taylor ,
late captain of the First Nebraska , and
Charles W. Marple , late captain of the
Third Nebraska , to be captains of the new
regiments , now in process ot formation ,
with assignment to the Thlrty-ulnUi > . and.
Fortieth regiments respectively , together
with the designation ot William G. Doane ,
late of the Third Nebraska , Lewis S. Ryan ,
late of the First Nebraska , Ernest O.
Weber , late of the First Nebraska , and 0.
R. Perry , late of the Second Nebraska , to
bo flrst lieutenant , shows that Senators
Thurston and Hayward have agreed upon
the names sent In for commissions today
and that Governor Poynter's suggestions
have , In the main , been Ignored , although
he mentioned the names of Marple , Doane
and Perry In his list sent to Secretary
Root. It is stated that these nominations
do not complete Nebraska's quota and that
at least three mores places will bo given
to the Pralrlo state.
Nebraska postmasters appointed today :
Cornelius Do Boer , at Bluevale , York
county , vice W. G. Sleezer , resigned ; Wil
liam J. Taylor , nt Brulo , Keith county , vlco
J. P. Krum , resigned ; Z. Almon Nicola , at
College View , Lancaster county , vice Wil
liam C. Newton , removed ; F. B. Slawson ,
at Denton , Lancaster county , vlco M. T.
Gilbert , removed ; Florence M. Draper , nt
Edison , Furnas county , vlco W. E. Horton ,
icslgned , nnd John Porter , nt Pullman ,
Cherry county , vlco D. Hlttresigned. .
Application hns been received at the Post-
office department for the establishment of
free delivery at Norfolk , Neb. Au Inspector
has been detailed to visit Norfolk and re-
poit upon the advisability of establishing
the service nt that place.
DISEASED CATTLE IN CUBA
Havana .louriinl Clalmx Imported
KtoeU for Mont I'art Are Not KM
for Human CoiiNiimptloii ,
HAVANA , Aug. 30. The Dlarlo de la
Marina says that none of the cattle being
Imported to Cuba Is flt for human con
sumption. The paper ndde that a quaran
tine should bo Insisted upon.
\ The Dlarlo gives the case of one shipment
of cattle where forty-five head died on the
voyage. It says the municipality , Instead
of busying Itself with trivialities , might
hotter take this matter In hand. The paper
asserts that tbo number of veterinary Inspectors
specters now employed Is Insufficient.
The Nuevo Pals of this city declares the
time has arrived for the Cubans to ' 'offer '
the Americans what they think Is a necessary
safeguard for their commercial nnd Inter
national plans , receiving In exchange the
right to govern themselves nnd develop their
own resources ,
Governor General Brooke has refused to
tanctlon the proposed payment from the
treasury of Cuba of certain bills presented
by General Monteaguilo for supplies fur
nished to the Cuban troops :
FLOCK TO JIMINEZ'S ' STANDARD
Iterildeiitu of feimtliiKO ninlf I'nerto
I'lntn Sueur AlleKlnnee and
( iovnrnmeiit IN Formed ,
CAPE HAYTIEN , Aug. 30. Advices re-
colved from the city ot Santiago and Puerto
Plata , In Santo Domingo , say that both have
proclaimed In favor of General Juan Isldro
Jlmlno. % the revolutionary aspirant to the
piesldency. A provisional government has
been established at Santiago , wtero the
presence of General Jlmlnez la demanded
-with enthusiasm by the people.
PUERTO PLATA , Santo Domingo , Aug. iO.
Today the revolutionists established a pro
visional glvernmcnt In the city of Santiago ,
with General Horaclo Vasquez as president
and General lUmco Caceres as minister ot
war.
New Ocriaun i'lmtal Agreement.
BERLIN , Aug. 30. The Boml-olilclal
North German Gazette giving the terms of
the now postal agreement with the United
arrangement will result
the
States , today says
German exports
sult in considerable benefit to
ports and forms a new bond of Interest be
tween Germany and America.
UNFAITHFUL TO HIS TRUST
1'nhlle 0 Ulcer Who Committed Suicide
In round to HiMhort In HI *
AccniintN ,
MAHYVILLB , Mo. , Aug. 30. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Investigation ot the nffalis ot
Henry Graves , who shot nnd killed himself
last week , according to his own statement ,
accidentally , shows that ho wns $12.703 short
In his accounts as public administrator.
Mr. Graves was elected public administra
tor of Nodaway county on the democratic
ticket In 1S02. Up to the time of his death
hn was universally regarded as a man of
unimpeachable honor nnd the discovery of
his shortage , which was made public today ,
created a profound sensation. Ho owed $17-
159.08 to seventeen instates , which wcro In
his hands , the amounts varying from ? . " , -
212.SO to $ SS.SO. To offset thl.t he had notes
for $4i3G ! , representing public money loaned
him , which are believed to bo worth con-
i sldcrnbly less than their face. His total
available assets amount to $10,500. This
amount Includes the notes mentioned , $1,300
equity In real property , $4,000 llfo Insurance
and JS2.G4 cash In bank. Ho did a private
loan business and Is known n bo short In
i It , although the amount Is not yet known.
! Mr. Graves had lived In Nodaway county
since 1819. From 1870 to 1878 he was re-
-IK' ex- tile ! rcuntv and circuit
! clerk and ho enjoyed the unique distinction
' of having occupied every office In the county ,
cither as officer or chief clerk , excepting
those of sheriff and prosecuting attorney.
He was one of the best known and most
popular men In the northwest.
STILL HOPING FOR PEACE
IlroiiKht to llcnr on 1'rcNl-
dfiit lCruj T < o Avert
n War.
CAPETOWN. Aug. 30. It Is said In
Afrikander circles here that In spite of the
persistent warlike rumors there are good
prospects of peace. It is believed several
strongly worded communications have been
addressed to President Kruger of the Trans
vaal republic urging the desirability of
using every effort to obtain a peaceful so
lution of the trouble.
Hon. William P. Schrelner , premier of
Cape Colony , has telegraphed to President
Steyn of the Orange Free State earnestly
expressing the hope that peact will be pre
served and declaring his confidence that ho
( President Steyn ) would do his utmost to
this end.
At a meeting of the Scandinavians of Jo
hannesburg Just held only two of them
voted In fixvor of forming a volunteer corps
In cose of war. A deputation of Outlanders
has called on the British agent at Pretoria
regarding the trade depression. A tner-
'chant whose stock Id vajucd at , 40,000 nald-
his dally sales were now about 8.
There was n violent scene In the Capo
House of Asaembly today when Cecil
Rhodes repeated his conviction that the
Transvaal secret service fund was largely
used during the last Capo Colony elections
for the expenses ot the Afrikander candi
dates. Ho said ho hoped that , In the forth
coming Transvaal settlement , the secret
service payment list would bo destroyed , as
otherwise many Capo families would feel
uncomfortable. Several ministerialists were
afterward reproved from the chair for
fiercely retorting against this statement
The government has refused to provide
facilities for women and children to leave
Johannesburg.
There Is great activity at the Slmonstown
dockyard In drilling men on shore and
overhauling vessels.
PRETORIA , Transvaal , Aug. 30. The
British diplomatic agent here , Conynlng-
ham Green , has handed to the secretary of
state , F. W. Roltz , the reply of the British
secretary of state for the colonies , Joseph
Chamberlain , to the Transvaal's alternative
proposals to the Joint commission suggested
by Great Britain to Inquire Into the effect
which the proposed franchise reform meas
ures will have upon the Outlanders.
Mr. Green afterwards had a. long audience
with the state officials. The nature of the
dispatch Is not disclosed , but was subject
to consideration of the executive this after
noon. It Is understood that another confer
ence may occur at Capetown. The result
is anxiously a al' l
JOHANNESBURG , Aug. 30. The Boor po ,
llccmiin who recently assaulted an American
negro after the latter had rebuked him for
his ubiiMvp langua o when demanding the
American's pass was found guilty today and
lined 15.
ACRES OF BUILDINGS BURN
Sixteen I/lvex Are Itint mid ThonnnndH
Are I < eft HomeleHn In Fire
nt Vokohiiinn.
YOKOHAMA , Aug. 18. ( Via Victoria , B.
C. ) Yokohama saw on the night of August
12 the greatest flro In Its history. A densely
populated aquaro mile of the natlvo town
was burned with a loss of sixteen lives and
from flvn to six millions yen of property.
GlOibo-trotters will ri'gret to hear that the
famous Theater btreot Is destroyed from end
'to end. As a system cf flro Insurance has
not yet gained much hold In Japan on ac
count of the Inflammable nature of the
houses , the disaster falls heavily upon the
homeless people. Some of them , strongly
Imbued with western notions of lynch law ,
formed a mob and proceeded to attack thu
owner of the house In which the flro origi
nated and the man has died ft his wound ! ) .
Apart from the demonstrations the calam
ity has been taken with the utmost cheerful
ness. Largo relief subscriptions , amounting
in two days to over 60,000 yen , have flowed
'In ' , lobulldlng was actively progressing amid
imibiTd the day following the flro , and In a
weak or 'two little or no trace of the disaster
' will bo seen.
There Is still much Ei-eciilotlon over the
sufpobcd near relation ] between Japan , China
and Rufaola. The most probable outcome , It
Is thought , will be an excess of cordiality be
tween the firat two nations , similar to that
which now exists between the Anglo-Saxon
people.
There has been nothing of late to Indicate
that treaty revision has wrought the slight
est change In the relations of foreigners to
the Japanese government and people. Every
thing goes on as smoothly and harmoniously
as under the old regime.
Workmen Sntroeateil In Silo ,
WAUSAU , WIs. , Aug. 30. Three patients
at the Marathon Coilnty asylum , while
working In a silo today , were overcome
with carbolic acid fumes and wcro dead be
fore they could be rescued. Superintendent
Head of the aeylum was overcome while
attempting to reecue tbo men and WAI
dragged out almost dead. The dead men
are ; Frank Crosdale , Gustave Gundonon
and William Itadtko.
AIR FULL OF RUMORS
General Feeling of Expectancy Pervades the
Oonrt-Miutinl at Rannos.
MERCIER STILL SHOWS UNDAUNTED FRONT
Serions Divisions Become Apparent Among
the General Staff.
ARMY OFFICERS ARE ARRAYED IN COTERIES
Strength of the Defense Causes Each to
Senk Pertcnal Safety.
ESTERMZY'S ' GUILT MAY BE ADMITTED
( ii-ncrnl StHlT In Snlrt to Contemplate
fonfeMNliiK Hln Aiitliomhlp vt
llnrderenii , .MnliitnlnlnK That
lire } ( UK Nuppllril Kii
( Detnlli of Day's Proceedings , 1'agc 12. )
RENNKS , Aug. .10. The air of Ilcnnca li
filled with rumors of conspiracies and pre
dictions ot coups do theatre , but nothing
I precise can bo nscuralned. General Mer-
1 clcr's attitude during the last fo\v days 1ms
mystlllcd his followers In the case. Ho Is
cxtiomely clover , and the general feeling la
that ho Is preparing something , the ex
istence of which will be revealed In n few
dujs.
It Is now accepted as bc > end question
that there Is a serious division of opinion
on the part of the general's. Whllu the
case was running smoothly against Captain
Dreyfus they all pulled together , but slnco
the tide of evidence began to turn In hi *
fnvor , as wns notably the case during the
testimony of Captain Froystaetter and
Colonel Cordlor , which proved much nioro
damaging to the general staff than the
latter anticipated , certain dividing lines
have become manifest between the various
cliques. General Rogct , Major Lauth , Cap
tain Culgnet and M. Grlbolln , the principal
keeper of the archives of the war office ,
form ono coterie ; General Mercler and Gen
eral Gonso form another and General Blf-
Jot and General Do Bolsodoffr'o n third.
According to one report , the flrst two co-
tcrlca Intend 10 throw over General Do
Bolsodeffre , whom they feel to be faltering
nnd declare that ho Is responsible for nil
the errors and Illegalities of the court-
martial ot 1894 , thus making him the
scapegoat.
According to another report General
Rogct. who wns not Implicated In 1804 and
who only fought agalnit Dreyfus because
ho Inherited from his predecessors the re
sponsibility for so doing and placed ovor-
confldcnco In the accounts of the matter
furnished him by the general staff , will cut bj
himself loose frbm Generals Merclc-r , Gonzo Kl
and Do Bolscdeffre , This Is a plauslbla V ,
hypothesis , since Rogct has assumed f ]
throughout the role ot defender of the army ,
thus making himself popular with the army
and with a largo section of the nation , and
ho probably would not lose by separating <
hlmseU from the wrong-doer of ISOf and \
declaring that his opinion had been changed , J
'by ' the evidence given during the present j
trial. I fl
Entcrhazy Mny Be Sacrificed. \C
Yet another story Is that the generals are i , J
going to give way to the authorship of the [ 'i
bordereau In vlow of the strong expert evl- > v
dcncc , nnd will admit that Esterhazy wrolo
It , alleging , however , that Dreyfus furnished
the information , not direct to Esterhazy , butte
to a third person , who acted as Intermediary 8
without Dreyfus knowing Esterhazy. t ,
In this connection it Is asserted that *
Madame Rastlan , who was housekeeper for r |
Colonel Schwartzkoppen , the German ralll-
tary attache , In 1894 , and who Is understood M
to have acted as n. French spy , has been \
seen In Rennes , and will bo summoned as n $
witness concerning Schwartzkoppcn's esplon- !
ago system. 11 these rumors may be without - * ,
out foundation , but they are symptomatic of '
the feeling In Rcnncs that something Is go
ing on under the surface nnd the complexion
of the trial mny bo altered by some coup
at any moment.
Tomorrow's proceedings behind closed
doors will deal with the question whether
Captain Droyfus was In a position to di
vulge the information regarding the artil
lery which wns promised In the bordereau.
The session will bo very Important and Is
bcund to have a tremendous Influence upon
the Judges 0110 way or the other , becaunn
they arc all artillery olflcers and will bo
able to appreciate such evidence better than
the cryptographic intricacies ttuit have been
laid before them by the handwriting ex
ports.
The Droyfusnrds expreco confldnnco that
their artillery witnesses , Major Hartman
nnd Major DuCros , will effectively satlify
the Judges that DroyftiH wo Ignorant of the
matters mentioned In the bordereau , or nn
nrtlllory officer would not hnvo been guilty
of stating the errors which It contained ,
The court room continue * crowded and
qulto a number of women now oucceed In
obtaining admission. Town loaforn are |
making a regular business of forming In j ,
a column outside the cntianco to the public
park and court room as early as 3 or 8
o'clock In the morning , nnd selling places
at from ) two to three francs , according to
position. The ordinary public arriving at
fi or R o'clock In the morning must pur
chase thf e places , becaimo only a limited
number can secure standing room.
The locaf papers publish the doubtful
statement , that Charles Do Froyclnot , on
leaving the * court room yesterday , after his
deposition , remarked to a friend : "I am
leaving an atmosphere of acquittal. "
I'roirrcxN of Veneriieln IHnitnte.
PAIUS , Aug. 30. At the session today of
the Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Arbitration
cpmmlBslcn Hobert Threslo Held , O , C. ,
formerly attorney general , continued his argument -
gumont on behalf of Great Britain , Ho said
he had examined carefully the contention *
In the Oregon case of 1792 and the Louisiana
controversy of 1803 , contending that rights
of the first commissioner wcro Identical with
these of the second , and ho argued that
Spain and Venezuela were not entitled lo
claim special rights over the Dutch and
English.
No Aliniiiloiuiif lit of Trent-
LONDON , Auc. 30 , The olllolalu of the
colonial ofllce Bay no odvuncos have boon
made by Franco looking to the abandonment
of the Newfoundland treaty and Dulling
rights , That France would do BO without a
quid pro quo Is said to bo utterly Improbable.
r I'llllNfN III lloheilllll ,
PRAGUE. Bohemia , Aug. 80. Emperor
William arrived hero today on his way to
the maneuvers. Ho addressed crowds of
Gorman Czechs and expressed big good
wishes for the welfare of Bohemia ,
PAIUS. Aug. 80. A fall of rain this afternoon -
noon enabled M. Querln , leader of the be
sieged anti-Semites , to oecure a considerable
upply of water ,